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If someone is drowning and you refuse to help, are you responsible for their death?
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What do you define as in a position to help them?
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https://www.snopes.com/ap/2017/07/21/cocoa-florida-drowning-controversy/
Morally, wouldn't "without risking your own life" be based on your own perceived swimming skills and the specific situation? IOW; is it possible to save a drowning person without risking your own life? Skipping the instances of people who don't know how to swim or don't believe they have the skills to successfully save the drowning person in the waters that they are in, there is a fairly pervasive perception that a drowning person will grab whatever or whoever they can and take them down with them.
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-a-drowning-person-will-drag-you-down-too
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"Morally, wouldn't "without risking your own life" be based on your own perceived swimming skills and the specific situation? IOW; is it possible to save a drowning person without risking your own life? Skipping the instances of people who don't know how to swim or don't believe they have the skills to successfully save the drowning person in the waters that they are in, there is a fairly pervasive perception that a drowning person will grab whatever or whoever they can and take them down with them. "
It is implied that you have some other way of saving the person biseds swimming as trying to save them by swimming no matter who you are is risking your life and he said not risking your life. I am assuming that you are not risking someone life to save the drawing person ether like it is not a killer with a gun who was trying to kill your friends right agsr? I am also assuming they know how to help.
If the person panics and cannot diced what to do to help which is a response some humans may have then morally I don't think they are responsible.
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The only situation I can perceive, whereby it would be possible to save a drowning person without risking ones' own life.
Would be if the water was not deep enough to be fully submerged.
Therefore, if the victim was fully conscious and not disabled in any way, they would not need rescuing.
I think to pursue this question further, you will have to create a much more specific scenario.
If someone was drowning in deep water, it would be foolish to attempt to rescue them, if one did not have the confidence and ability to do so.
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My belief is you have a moral obligation to help others if you aren't significantly putting yourself at risk. To do otherwise is to have a callous disregard for life.
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the @CYDdharta snopes article is an interesting story. I also agree that there shouldn't be a legal obligation, but I would say that most people would struggle ethically to know they didnt do anything. Each person would have to determine risk to their own love in saving someone (i guess there is always a risk).
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I agree.
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“ My belief is you have a moral obligation to help others if you aren't significantly putting yourself at risk. To do otherwise is to have a callous disregard for life.”
But you’re only saying this aren’t you as it’s the “ right “ thing to say or do you firmly believe this ?
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I think morals should provide a shortcut for decision-making, rather than a limitation to it. Morals should be a tool, not the Big Brother telling you how to act.
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